Bad Dads In Christmas Movies: A Brief Retrospective
Elf
Maybe the worst of the bunch. His trepidation about an adult man in an elf costume claiming to be his son is actually relatable, but otherwise, Walter Hobbs is portrayed as something just shy of real evil. He takes books away from orphans! Neglects his wife and son! Only mouths the words to Christmas carols instead of actually singing them! A very, very bad dad, until the last ten minutes of the movie.